"It's a reciprocal relationship between the natural environment and humans that needs to be nurtured."  

Māia-te-oho takes us through the process of her Masters project, in creating her own pūrākau to address the health of Waiwhetū stream. 

"I think in fields of climate change and climate adaptation there's a lot of these views from scientists that we need to do something to stop whatever is happening but if you think of our Atua as people or as someone that looks after you there's no way that you can actually control it to the extent that you think you can."